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The Foraminifera, or forams for short, are a large group of amoeboid protists with reticulating pseudopods, fine strands that branch and merge to form a dynamic net. They typically produce a shell, or test, which can have either one or multiple chambers, some becoming quite elaborate in structure. About 250,000 species are recognized, both living and fossil. They are usually less than 1 mm in size, but some are much larger, and the largest recorded specimen reached 19 cm.
The Foraminifera are closely related to the Cercozoa and Radiolaria, which also include amoeboids with complex shells; these three groups make up the Rhizaria. However, the exact relationships of the forams to the other groups and to one another are still not entirely clear.
Living forams
Modern forams are primarily marine, although they can survive in brackish conditions. A few species survive in fresh water and one even lives in damp rainforest soil. They are very common in the meiobenthos, and about 40 species are planktonic. The cell is divided into granular endoplasm and transparent ectoplasm. The pseudopodial net may emerge through a single opening or many perforations in the test, and characteristically has small granules streaming in both directions. More on [ Foraminifera ]
Di foto copyan geo gue,yg didpt dr anak sos2,tb2 ada tlsn 'rizopoda blablabla dan foraminifera blablabla" ohmygoat?!
pixodessy (Dessy Rahmadanti) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:56:10 -0000
Di foto copyan geo gue,yg didpt dr anak sos2,tb2 ada tlsn 'rizopoda blablabla dan foraminifera blablabla" ohmygoat?!
penasaran, siapa yang ngeklasifikasiin foraminifera??ckckckck katingali we henteu
aiaputuputuayu (Putu Ayu Andhira ) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:47:53 -0000
penasaran, siapa yang ngeklasifikasiin foraminifera??ckckckck katingali we henteu
Oh, and another presentation, this time about Foraminifera 8D It will be epic (fail) XDD
LadyWerewolf (Lady Werewolf) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:56:21 -0000
Oh, and another presentation, this time about Foraminifera 8D It will be epic (fail) XDD
Namanya foraminifera, radiolaria buat ngegosok sip sip
egibaiooo (Egi Baio Kohara) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:49:57 -0000
Namanya foraminifera, radiolaria buat ngegosok sip sip
Foraminifera - Introduction to the taxonomic group, from University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Geomarine Research - Information about a New Zealand company engaged in the study of modern and fossil marine foraminifera. Includes abstracts of publications and discussions of research methods.
Meta Description: [ Geomarine Research specialises in the study of modern foraminifera in the marine environment around New Zealand and the South-west Pacific, and the use of fossil foraminifera; to document the impact of humans on the coastal marine environment; to document the Holocene history of earthquake displa... ]
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